Cyril Roy Chisholm
Personal details
| Mother's name | Florence (nee Honey) |
| Father's name | Angus Chisholm |
| Date of death | Sunday 22 August 1915 |
| Place of death | Hill 60 Gallipoli |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
Service details
| Date enlisted | Sunday 7 March 1915 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Rank at discharge | Private |
| Service | Infantry |
| Unit | 18th battalion |
| Company | C Company |
| Awards | 1914/1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Story
Cyril Chisholm (Service No 845) was born in Kiama, NSW in February 1897 and attended Bowral State School. He was a single 21 year old labourer who had served in the Junior Cadets.
He embarked on HMAT A40 Ceramic with C Company, 18th Battalion on 25th June 1915 and arrived on Gallipoli on 16th August 1915. While engaged in the fighting for Hill 60 he was killed by a Turkish bomb. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial.
Information sources
NAA: B2455, CHISHOLM C RRelated links
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/716187/CHISHOLM,%20CYRIL%20ROY
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1480573/